They didn't do that for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and several others I can think of who REALLY did majorly influence the music industry, so WHY should they start doing it now? I still want to know what is going to happen to that stupid Governor who ordered flags be flown at half staff - I found out he does not have the right to do that. Go look it up on "ushistory.org" under frequently asked
questions.

Whitney was a superstar loved by many and as a fan I am very grateful that her
family aired her funeral to share with all those who love her.
I believe she would have wanted it that way. It was a blessing to all her fans.
I watched the entire funeral and I loved it and appreciated it.

If that's how her family wanted it to be. I'm sure they did it for her fans. (And as for our fallen troops, it would be nice to see their services on TV or live streamed as well) One really doesn't take away from the other in my view....Cuz it really comes down to the family of the person who has passed on. But the networks & sites know that fans of a pop star will watch.

I just hope her family is doing well! And everyone should be celebrated!! Everyone matters...

No, because I don't care and no one, outside of her friends and family, should. She was a goddamn pop musician! Not Nikola Tesla for millions to mourn her passing. I doubt she had an invention contained her fiber she could have produced if she lived one more year.

What a deplorable state this society is in, everything needs to be sensationalized for the profit-driven amusement of an ever intellectually regressing population.

She's not important enough to get so much attention. People die under the same circumstances as her every day. Are we going to publicize their funerals too? Fly the flag half-mast for all of them? No. Why should we do it for some bloated, washed-up singer?

Yes. I believe it should be. She would have wanted it to be. She had a strong love of God; allowing others to hear her music. Yes. It "is" a bit long and I say "is" because it started at 12:15; it's 3:26 now. It hasn't ended. But, it was a very uplifting funeral.